The new year will bring with it route and schedule changes for one Arlington Transit route. ART Route 62 will still serve the Courthouse, Clarendon and Ballston Metro stops, but several stops are being eliminated.

Rockville Pike was closed Wednesday evening in both directions in a several-block area near Cedar Lane due to an accident involving a pickup truck and a Metrobus. The driver of the pickup truck, a Silver Spring man, died in the accident.

The funeral on Wednesday for Park Police Sgt. Michael Boehm could have an impact on traffic. After a service in Burke, there will be a processional heading to downtown Washington and back out to Fairfax, with road closures along the way.

Metro has completed a visual inspection of the brake assemblies on its 5000 series rail cars following an incident earlier this month in which a part fell off a train, damaged two other trains and shut down a portion of the Blue and Orange lines for hours, according to chief spokesman Dan Stessel.

Montgomery County has submitted an application for state funding to add Capital Bikeshare to the southern end of the county. That would connect Bethesda, Silver Spring and other spots with the bike-sharing system.

We won’t be monitoring the morning traffic on Dr. Gridlock like we normally would this Friday, but we will be keeping an eye on the getaway traffic later in the day. But before you leave the house, make sure to check out our tips, advice and guides for the weekend.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct calibration flights over the Washington area on Thursday afternoon. The flights are meant to help calibrate systems and equipment used in responding to unknown or threatening aircraft. They will take place between 1 and 3 p.m.

I-66 East is very slow approaching the Beltway right now. An accident is blocking one lane at the Fairfax County Parkway, while an earlier accident blocked lanes at Chain Bridge Road. We’re keeping tabs on the morning rush hour, letting you know about any issues or delays that could slow your commute.

Blue and Orange Line service between Metro Center and Federal Center SW has been restored after a piece of metal broke loose from a rail car earlier Tuesday and struck the electrified third rail. Trains are single-tracking.

The outer loop of the Beltway is congested in Maryland, while the inner loop is crawling approaching I-66. We’re keeping tabs on the morning rush hour, letting you know about any issues or delays that could slow your commute.

There are many changes in traffic and transit patterns this week in the D.C. region. Travelers should find the temperatures relatively mild, but there’s rain in the forecast for several days, including Christmas.

An accident continues to block one of the local lanes on the inner loop at Telegraph Road. We’re keeping tabs on the morning rush hour, letting you know about any issues or delays that could slow your commute.

The planned maintenance work that would have closed part of Canal Road in Northwest Washington has been canceled. We’re keeping tabs on the morning rush hour, letting you know about any issues or delays that could slow your commute.

Late night flights into Reagan National Airport are rattling windowpanes and scaring the daylights out of sleeping D.C. residents, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said in asking the Federal Aviation Administration to reroute the planes.

Metro’s board of directors is holding its last meetings of the year on Thursday. The list includes everything from the Safety and Security Committee, and a discussion of crime on Metro, which the transit authority says is down this quarter, to a strategic planning session, reports from the finance committee, real estate deals and appointments to the Riders’ Advisory Council.

Canal Road will be closed from Arizona Avenue to Foxhall Road in Northwest Washington for maintenance work from 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday.. Traffic will be detoured to Arizona Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard.

D.C. Water reports that L Street NW between 25th and 24th streets and 24th Street between K and M streets are closed due to water main repairs. Arlington County warns that one lane will be closed in both directions on South Glebe Road just south of Arlington Boulevard (Route 50) during rush hour due to water main repairs.

A group created by the governors of Virginia and Maryland and the D.C. mayor put out its final recommendations that suggest stricter reporting mechanisms and smaller-sized committees for how to better govern Metro.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a nationwide crackdown on drunk driving over the holiday season. SoberRide, a service that offers free taxi rides, in the Washington region for drivers who have had too much to drink, returns on Friday.

Amtrak expected a sizable number of passengers to ride the rails over the Thanksgiving week. The official numbers are in, and just like last year, Amtrak set a company record over the Thanksgiving week.

The District of Columbia received a $2.9 million federal grant Monday to study rehabbing or replacing the Long Railroad Bridge over the Potomac River. The work is part of a plan to create a Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor linking Atlanta and Charlotte with Washington.

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is holding its first Women’s Cycling Forum Monday night at the West End Public Library. The association says that “there is a significant gender gap in bicycling,” with men being three times more likely to ride.

The federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that airlines recorded seven domestic flight tarmac delays of more than three hours and 11 international flight delays of more than four hours during October. The tarmac delays all occurred on Oct. 29 and involved flights bound for John F. Kennedy International or Newark Liberty airports, according to DOT, which said it is investigating.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday released updated highway traffic fatality numbers for last year showing more deaths than originally calculated but still the lowest number on record.

After testifying before a congressional hearing on high-speed rail, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood spoke to reporters outside about the recent DWI arrest of Randy Babbitt, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Curious about the plans for the H Street/Benning Road streetcar line? D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) and the District Department of Transportation’s streetcar team will be providing an update at a public meeting on Tuesday night.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled two public meetings this month to discuss possible improvements for Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway. Meanwhile, a two-mile segment on the westbound side of the highway has been widened.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which operates Reagan and Dulles airports, disagrees with recently signed federal legislation that expands the size of its board and appears prepared for a legal fight.